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Doxy
/ˈdɒksi/ · noun · slang
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Doxy In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Documented by Harman (1566) as a rank among the women of the canting crew, below the autem mort. It survived in general use into the 18th and 19th centuries, listed by Grose (1785). The earlier root is uncertain.
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doxie
People Also Ask
What does doxy mean in thieves' cant?
An unmarried woman of the begging crew, the consort of a rogue — a rank set down by Harman in 1566.
Is doxy still used?
It outlived the cant as a general slang word for a mistress or loose woman, surviving into the 19th century.
How did a doxy differ from a mort?
An autem mort was married; a doxy was the unwed consort of a rogue, ranked below her.
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